Recommended by Marcia Eppich-Harris

There are some surprises in this play that I didn't expect. It's both humorous and sad in many ways. I love pieces that have missing characters, too. We learn so much about the people in the play through what they say about Hunter, who is gone. I found this piece touching and truthful about the ways depression messes with our heads. It would be great to see on stage!

We all know a person like the employee: someone who's trying to be helpful, but is a little ... distracted. The humor in this piece comes not only from the daft employee, but also from the fact that we often can't see what's right in front of us and thus can't help ourselves. While this is a short piece, there's a lot to mine from its observations. Lots of fun for good actors!

This play hits all the right notes for me -- art, mythology, history, feminism? YES! I love it! It's a fun spoof on conventions in the Renaissance and the women who modeled for all these male painters. I would love to see this on stage! It's truly awesome!

This show is a lot of fun! The mentor-mentee relationship is one I love exploring, and here, I love the interplay between the two gods and their ideas of creation. The references are hilarious and the comic possibilities endless. It would be a lot of fun to put on!

"Where's the remote?" is something we routinely say in my household. What if you know where it is but everyone's too lazy to get up and get it? I loved the comic potential in this roommate argument about who is going to get the remote. The laziness knows no bounds, and it's hilarious -- and unending. This would be fun to see in a short play festival!

Temptation is one of the hardest things to combat. Charles Scott Jones captures the feeling of fighting it very well in this monologue. It reminds me of being around smokers after having quit 10 years ago, and gosh, it's hard. Within a culture of drinking, like a casino, it's even harder to avoid bad habits, but I like the struggle in this piece -- it's part of the human experience and extremely relatable. Well done!

This is a sweet piece that would fit nicely in a short play festival! Chelsea Frandsen creates a lot of suspense right from the beginning and builds it nicely across this short piece. The romantic in me loves seeing the ending pay off! Well done!

The Courtesy Call of C'Thulhu is hilarious. Putting a character like C'Thulhu in a mundane office setting is ingenious. I laughed loudly in several places. The play speaks to the idea that even if something supernatural were to appear in our world, it would take a lot to penetrate our cynicism and banality. And yet, there's also the hope that something strange like this can bring two people together. It's fun!

I heard this performed on Gather by the Ghost Light, and it is awesome. As a recovering Catholic, I’m always interested in biblical stories (and in fact am writing about Abraham and Isaac myself, but couched in a different kind of play). I appreciate a comic take on this moment, as well as the idea of forgiveness coming into play. We hear a lot about traumatic stories, but we rarely hear about forgiveness in those same stories. This is a great take on an old story and an update that deserves a look. Highly recommended!

We need people so much. We need hope so much. I have been both of these characters in my life -- they're both immediately recognizable. I read this play because I was wondering what the mythology angle was in it, but it was so much more than I imagined. This is a lovely piece, and it gives me hope.